CESR Faculty Research
We examine whether broad-based public engagement by institutional investors influences the behavior of portfolio firms. We investigate this question in the context of BlackRock鈥檚 annual Dear CEO letter, which in recent years has called for portfolio
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths in the U.S. As chief strategists of their respective firms, how do Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) react to mortality salience associated with the number of new daily COVID deaths in
How do early-life experiences shape political identity? We examine the end of race-based busing in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, an event that led to large changes in school racial composition. Using administrative data, we compare party
US coal-fired generating capacity has shed nearly 25% of its footprint between 2011 and 2018. Multiple factors鈥攔egulation, natural gas prices, renewable energy adoption, and environmental activism鈥攈ave each been lauded by various stakeholders for
Institutions are the stuff of social and economic life. The importance of understanding the role of institutions in economic growth is now widely appreciated. The Journal of Institutional Economics is devoted to the study of the nature, role and
Women are heavily underrepresented in engineering companies. Gender issues arise in daily interactions where employees may not seek knowledge from others when they need it, even if they know who possesses the knowledge, because they may find the
Does speaking up ruin one鈥檚 life? Organizational and whistleblowing research largely accept that 鈥渨histleblower鈥 is a negative label that efects one鈥檚 well-being. Whistleblowing research also emphasizes the drawn-out process of speaking up. The
Women are heavily underrepresented in engineering companies. Gender issues arise in daily interactions where employees may not seek knowledge from others when they need it, even if they know who possesses the knowledge, because they may find the